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Derek Gannon stepped from IT to COO of newspaper company Guardian News & Media and now moves the company into new horizons. Kevin O'Brien, head of IS at Comet sees networking as the key to the future of the electronics retail giant.
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04/07/2008
UK IT chief takes axe to budgets
Newly appointed UK government IT chief Martin Read is to implement a wide-reaching programme to slash government spending over the next 12 months.
27/06/2008
London Stock Exchange and Lehmans to launch fast algorithm exchange
The London Stock Exchange and investment bank Lehman Brothers are to launch a high speed exchange platform as competition heats up from super-low latency rivals.
24/06/2008
Service level agreements are failing - Forrester
There is a fundamental mismatch between the service level agreements signed by IT departments and business units and the business objectives the SLAs are meant to deliver.
06/06/2008
HSBC renews Capgemini IT deal
HSBC has renewed its IT services deal with Capgemini for a further two years.
22/05/2008
IT salaries rose 4% last year, report
Salaries for new IT jobs have risen 4.1 per cent in the last 12 months, according to a new report.
16/05/2008
BA profits fly high out of T5 and fuel pressures
Operating costs from all departments deliver good results in a turbulent year for BA
14/05/2008
Outsourced Gov IT deals power on Serco
Serco hopes to remain powerful with increased business in nuclear power clean up
07/05/2008
Easyjet struggles with fuel prices, but integration a success
Fuel bill rises as Easyjet lowers IT costs full year results to March reveal
06/05/2008
“Prudent” Lloyds TSB could weather banking crisis
Cost management and good investments provide a cheery banking story
01/05/2008
Thomson Reuters strong on efficiencies
Financial and scientific information services company looks ahead as combined giant
30/04/2008
Strong UK market benefits Standard Life
Efficiencies continue to improve Standard Life performance
DWP steps up IT expenditure
The Department for Work and Pensions is set to significantly increase its expenditure over the next two years on a number of major IT projects.
UK gov't websites are 'out of control'
The number of UK government websites has reached as many as 2,500, but more than a quarter of public sector bodies still do not know how much their sites cost, according to the Committee of Public Accounts.
25/04/2008
Virgin Trains rolls out £750k financial system
Virgin Trains is rolling out a £750,000 financial management system to automate and simplify accounting processes, and cut costs.
24/04/2008
Despite outsourcing deals, restructure dents AstraZeneca Q1
First quarter bears the brunt of costs of change at pharmaceutical giant
23/04/2008
GSK reports operating profit fall
Competition and research hold back GSK, Lucozade adds some energy though
JP Morgan splashes £15m on Temenos platform
JP Morgan Chase will spend $30 million (£15.1 million) rolling out a centralised operating platform from banking specialist Temenos, to support its treasury management, liquidity services businesses and global expansion.
18/04/2008
Google beats estimates with $1.3bn profit
Google posted solid growth in its revenue and profit during 2008's first quarter and exceeded Wall Street expectations in both categories, amid widespread concern that the search engine giant's results would be weak.
04/04/2008
CIOs report budget fears are US problem only
Europe and Asia Pacific CIOs are independent of economic fears in the US
02/04/2008
